Tips & Features
Steve Griffin: Keeping ice fishing simple easier said than done
A guy I sometimes ice-fish near impresses me with his simple approach to the sport.
John carries his gear in a sled, sits in the open on a bucket, drills his holes with a
Tips for timing the patterns of trout under the ice
A cold and clear morning awaited us as we rolled out of our camp beds in Pennsylvania’s Potter County. The porch-post thermometer read minus 5.
As we arrived at Lyman Lake, after a hearty
Ohio’s late muzzleloader season calls for a change in tactics
There is no doubt that by now most of the deer in your hunting area have become quite reclusive after being hunted for a solid week by a barrage of gun hunters.
After opening
Hard truths about December pheasants that most hunters ignore
At the beginning of December, a pretty big swath of the Midwest went from fall to winter in the span of a couple of days. Real snow fell for the first time, and the temperatures
Tyler Frantz: Pennsylvania Outdoor News — good reading, good wrapping paper
The holiday season is well underway as this print issue of Pennsylvania Outdoor News appears in mailboxes and on newsstands.
Dedicated subscribers since this publication’s launch more than two decades ago, I can’t express
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Listen to what the ice tells you as you go
As one of the guides at a resort, I’m responsible for providing safe travels on and off the ice for our customers.
Steve Carney: Coming upon a crash site, and a fishing tip
A number of years ago at about this time in December, I was in far western Minnesota, spending the day predator hunting with then-Outdoor News editor Dave Greer.
We were tooling down a rural
When lakes ice over, bluegills become the ‘star of the show’
We call them “NINs,” “Nine Inch Nails,” in homage to the rock band of the same name.
NINs are what we like our winter bluegills to be. A 9-inch bluegill, or darn close to
Late-season bird hunting creates enduring memories
The weather provocateurs on the local TV news were giddy with anticipation last week, beating the drums like over-caffeinated jazz percussionists about the prospects of a second snowstorm in roughly a week.
A “long-duration
